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Washington, Perrin, 1790-1857 [Promissory note binding Washington and Thornton F. Offutt to pay Thomas N. Jones $175]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.247 Author/Creator: Washington, Perrin, 1790-1857 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 October 1831 Pagination: 2p. : docket ; Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 20.9 cm Order a Copy

Note on verso records the receipt of partial payment. Docketed on verso.

Washington, Perrin, 1790-1857
Offutt, Thornton, fl. 1831
Jones, Thomas N., fl. 1831

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